Sports

Nebraska City High School Head Wrestling Coach Alex Meredith took to Facebook to congratulate Nebraska City youth wrestlers for their accomplishments in competing at the Syracuse youth tournament on Sunday, Jan. 29.

This year’s Nebraska City boys’ reserve basketball team features players. Sophomores are Alex Martinez, Jagar Matson and Riley Penney. Freshmen are Jonny Barrett, Landon Ferguson, Mitchell Hodges, Austin Lewis, Jonathan Pineda, Julio Pro, Jonathan Rico, Edwin Sandoval, Mason VonFeldt and Caleb Walker. “We have a 2-4 record with wins over Elkhorn and Beatrice and loses to Auburn, Waverly, Platteview and Plattsmouth,” said Coach John Hodges. “We have games remaining against Blair, Shenandoah (Iowa), Glenwood (Iowa) and Syracuse. We have a great group of young men who are continuing to get better with each practice.”

Kirt Manion, CherryRoad Media Lourdes Central Catholic is sending 13 students to represent the school at the Class C2 state dance competition on Feb. 17 at Grand Island.

A 25-point first quarter gave Lourdes an advantage it never relinquished in a home win over Tri County in girls’ basketball action at the Knight gym on Friday, Jan. 27.

Blazing trails and being a Pioneer are synonymous, and in keeping with that tradition, the Nebraska City girls’ wrestling team, in its second season, made history on Friday by winning a share of the Trailblazer Confer¬ence individual tournament championship. The Pioneer team won the tournament last year.

Dominance on defense helped the Lourdes girls’ basketball team avenge an early season set back in action against Elmwood-Murdock at home on Friday, Jan. 20.

Nebraska City scored 29 points in the second half of a 67-39 loss to Platteview on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Connor Causgrove had a seven-point second quarter to lead a 16-point frame by the Nebraska City boys’ basketball team in action against Platteview on Tuesday, Jan. 17, but it was not enough in a 77-31 set back.

The Nebraska City girls’ wrestling team scored 94 points and finished in third place behind Lewis Central and Clair at the Plattsmouth girls’ tournament on Friday, Jan. 20.

A second quarter scoring advantage pushed the Lourdes boys’ team to a 15-point lead on the road at Lewiston on Thursday, Jan. 20, and the Knights held off the Tigers down the stretch for a 61-56 win.